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Thompson Rivers University

In research, Thompson Rivers University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,491 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,242 of 5,988 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#4,471 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#4,161
of 22,385 · #6,452 all time
Rank in Canada
#84
of 305
Research works
2.3k
▲ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
26k
11.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
44%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
Thompson Rivers University

What is Thompson Rivers University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #2,491 of 9,585 8.4%306 #3031
Social SciencesField #2,242 of 5,988 7.9%184 #2599
Physical SciencesDomain #4,471 of 10,670 8.4%154 #7298
Health SciencesDomain #7,018 of 9,902 10.4%79 #10860

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Thompson Rivers University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#3,031 #2,491
  2. Social Sciences#2,599 #2,242
  3. Physical Sciences#7,298 #4,471
  4. Health Sciences#10,860 #7,018
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Thompson Rivers University work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research at Thompson Rivers University is in Social Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (31%), Environmental Science (10%), Computer Science (9%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 373 fractional works · 52.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 222 fractional works · 31.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 63 fractional works · 9.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 45 fractional works · 6.3% of its workEducation: 42 fractional works · 5.9% of its workSafety Research: 15 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLaw: 13 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGender Studies: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCommunication: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 45 fractional works · 6.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 15 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 14 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 37 fractional works · 5.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMarketing: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 32 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 25 fractional works · 3.5% of its workFinance: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 26 fractional works · 3.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 11 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 194 fractional works · 27.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 69 fractional works · 9.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 24 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEcology: 20 fractional works · 2.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 62 fractional works · 8.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 18 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInformation Systems: 17 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 37 fractional works · 5.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 88 fractional works · 12.4% of its workMedicine: 48 fractional works · 6.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Informatics: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 36 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 20 fractional works · 2.9% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workResearch and Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 50 fractional works · 7.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 22 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 16 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 11 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKThompson RiversUniversity706fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences53%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences22231.4%
    2. Psychology456.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting375.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance324.5%
    5. Arts and Humanities263.7%
    6. Decision Sciences111.6%
    1. Environmental Science699.7%
    2. Computer Science628.8%
    3. Engineering375.3%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences91.2%
    5. Mathematics50.7%
    6. Energy50.7%
    7. Physics and Astronomy50.6%
    8. Chemistry20.3%
    9. Materials Science10.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Medicine486.7%
    2. Health Professions365.0%
    3. Nursing40.5%
    4. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology223.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences162.3%
    3. Neuroscience111.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.96× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.14× its world share, 62 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.79× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 37 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.96× its world share, 69 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.62× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.91× its world share, 36 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 48 worksMedicineNursing: 1.11× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.27× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.65× its world share, 37 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.62× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.10× its world share, 32 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.11× its world share, 46 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.48× its world share, 222 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences2.48×222 works
  2. Psychology2.11×46 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.10×32 works
  4. Environmental Science1.96×69 works
  5. Health Professions1.91×36 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.65×37 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.62×11 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.27×26 works
  9. Computer Science1.14×62 works
  10. Nursing1.11×4 works
  11. Neuroscience0.96×11 works
  12. Veterinary0.87×1 works
  13. Energy0.79×5 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.77×9 works
  15. Mathematics0.62×5 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.58×22 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.49×16 works
  18. Engineering0.35×37 works
  19. Medicine0.35×48 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.29×4 works
  21. Chemistry0.19×2 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.16×0 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.10×1 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.05×0 works
  25. Materials Science0.03×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Thompson Rivers University?

Ranked on the quality score, Eric M. Bottos, Lauchlan Hugh Fraser and Kellee Caton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Thompson Rivers University.

  1. 1 Eric M. Bottos Canada · #134,756 worldwide 4.8k citations · 4,604 works
  2. 2 Lauchlan Hugh Fraser Canada · #316,388 worldwide 7.4k citations · 192 works
  3. 3 Kellee Caton Canada · #381,722 worldwide 2.1k citations · 58 works
  4. 4 Che-Hui Lien Canada · #505,862 worldwide 3k citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Gloria Esperanza Bernal Ramírez Canada · #840,519 worldwide 1.2k citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Gregory S. Andérson Canada · #900,830 worldwide 4.4k citations · 158 works
  7. 7 Jonathan D. Van Hamme Canada · #910,265 worldwide 7.9k citations · 91 works
  8. 8 Judy E. Boychuk Duchscher Canada · #969,418 worldwide 2.4k citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Juanita-Dawne Bacsu Canada · #975,089 worldwide 971 citations · 96 works
  10. 10 Catherine N. M. Ortner Canada · #1,002,828 worldwide 1.4k citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Thompson Rivers University

What are the most cited papers from Thompson Rivers University?

The most cited paper from Thompson Rivers University is "Rumen microbial community composition varies with diet and host, but a core microbiome is found across a wide geographical range" (Gemma Henderson et al., 2015), with 1,785 citations. Next come "The comparisons of data mining techniques for the predictive accuracy of probability of default of credit card clients" (892) and "Surfactants in microbiology and biotechnology: Part 2. Application aspects" (760).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Rumen microbial community composition varies with diet and host, but a core microbiome is found across a wide geographical range Gemma Henderson et al. · Scientific Reports Open access147 authors 9 Oct 2015 1,785
2 The comparisons of data mining techniques for the predictive accuracy of probability of default of credit card clients I‐Cheng Yeh, Che-Hui Lien · Expert Systems with Applications 15 Jan 2008 892
3 Surfactants in microbiology and biotechnology: Part 2. Application aspects Ajay Singh, Jonathan D. Van Hamme, Owen P. Ward · Biotechnology Advances 29 Oct 2006 760
4 Online hotel booking: The effects of brand image, price, trust and value on purchase intentions Che-Hui Lien, Miin-Jye Wen, Li‐Ching Huang et al. · Asia Pacific Management Review Open access 23 Jun 2015 530
5 Examining WeChat users’ motivations, trust, attitudes, and positive word-of-mouth: Evidence from China Che-Hui Lien, Yang Cao · Computers in Human Behavior 3 Oct 2014 516
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Thompson Rivers University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Globalization, Machine Learning, Human Rights, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Mental Health and Identity.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change55▲ 2.9×59 topics
  2. Globalization40▲ 2.9×51 topics
  3. Machine Learning39▲ 1.65×46 topics
  4. Sustainability23▲ 1.36×44 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence23▲ 2.3×22 topics
  6. Mental Health22▲ 2.2×27 topics
  7. Human Rights22▲ 3.1×29 topics
  8. Big Data20▲ 2.9×15 topics
  9. Healthcare18▲ 2.3×20 topics
  10. Social Media18▲ 1.86×22 topics
  11. Education17▲ 1.40×35 topics
  12. Identity17▲ 3.3×21 topics
  13. Higher Education15▲ 4.0×15 topics
  14. Social Justice14▲ 3.4×21 topics
  15. Gender14▲ 3.7×20 topics
  16. Economic Growth13▲ 2.3×17 topics
  17. Ethics13▲ 3.7×14 topics
  18. Global Warming13▲ 4.3×11 topics
  19. Resilience13▲ 3.7×12 topics
  20. Invasive Species12▲ 3.9×12 topics
  21. Neoliberalism12▲ 4.5×18 topics
  22. Precision Medicine11▲ 3.1×5 topics
  23. Environmental Policy11▲ 7.5×6 topics
  24. Nationalism11▲ 3.4×8 topics
  25. Population Dynamics10▲ 5.8×8 topics
  26. Health Equity10▲ 4.9×5 topics
  27. International Law10▲ 4.6×14 topics
  28. Feminism10▲ 4.6×11 topics
  29. Reflective Practice9▲ 6.9×6 topics
  30. Ecosystem Resilience9▲ 8.3×5 topics
  31. Ethical Challenges8▲ 5.4×3 topics
  32. Vulnerability8▲ 5.0×7 topics
  33. Soil Properties8▲ 6.2×3 topics
  34. Border Security7▲ 56×2 topics
  35. Accountability7▲ 7.6×4 topics
  36. Cultural Competence7▲ 7.4×6 topics
  37. Cross-Border Commerce7▲ 278×1 topic
  38. North American Trade7▲ 278×1 topic
  39. Forest Fires7▲ 21×1 topic
  40. Wildfire Activity7▲ 21×1 topic

Which research topics does Thompson Rivers University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Canadian Policy and Governance, Fire effects on ecosystems, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education and Ethics and Social Impacts of AI.

Canadian Policy and Gove…7Canadian Policy and Governance: 7 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems7Fire effects on ecosystems: 7 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 6 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 6 fractional worksClimate Change Policy and Economics: 5 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 5 fractional worksDisability Education and Employment: 4 fractional worksSport and Mega-Event Imp…4Sport and Mega-Event Impacts: 4 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 4 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 4 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsGlobal and Planetary ChangeHealth InformaticsSafety Research4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Canadian Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  2. 2 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 7 works
  3. 3 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 6 works
  4. 4 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 6 works
  5. 5 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  6. 6 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 5 works
  7. 7 Disability Education and Employment Safety Research 4 works
  8. 8 Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  9. 9 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 4 works
  10. 10 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 4 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available43.7%not open56.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.8%domestic only79.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Thompson Rivers University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Thompson Rivers University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0024% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Thompson Rivers University0.0031% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Thompson Rivers University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Thompson Rivers University8.4% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.0% in 2018.

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